In “Poem to My Litter,” Ritvo wrote about how doctors split his tumors and scattered them in the bones of twelve mice (3-4). Here he managed to convey very surreal and strange images through plain language. It’s the work of a very accomplished writer with an unusually vivid imagination and a surprising sense of humor. This is someone who have accepted his fate and diagnosis, and his writing addresses his terminal illness head on, without pity or melodrama.
The poem, Useless Boys,is one that portrays a feeling of indignation, rebellion and finally, understanding by two boys who grew up with bitter views of their fathers’ onerous jobs. The narrator believes that the only reason his father stays at his job is for the money. In his naivety the son does not realize that at times living selfishly is the way things have to be. Sometimes commitments are made in a self-sacrificial and cowardly manner. No matter how “wrecking” his father’s career, he stays in order to provide for his family.
Poem number 1 is titled “Good Hotdogs” by Sandra Cisneros. This poem is about two girls that run two blocks to get hotdogs for lunch. The tone of this poem is hungry and excited. And, poem number 2 is titled “ode to Artichoke” by Pablo Neruda. This poem is about an artichoke being moved from a garden setting to a market setting and being bought by a girl named Maria.
In the first verse, Scotty McCreery sings about a time he was fishing at the creek as a child. The first time he mentions the theme, which is hidden in the phrase, “five more minutes,” he talks about a simple event that does not hold much meaning or emotion, but he purposefully uses it. The lines that introduce this are “Mama’s on the porch yelling supper’s hot, y’all come and get it” and “We yelled five more minutes.” Scotty starts with a verse like this because it exemplifies how precious time is and how he always tries to create more time for what he loves.
It was an oath to God. In the lyrics, it states, “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine... Because you’re mine, I walk the line” (Cash) This means that he is only thinking about her by putting aside drugs and his old wife and not even thinking about them because he is so infatuated with June Carter. “Hurt” by Johnny Cash was another classic that everyone loved but also made people cry. It was a remake of the song originally done by Nine Inch Nails.
What the cock is that shit? But maybe it’s like Take Back the Night. Maybe it’s like how bleeding hearts grow old and swing to the right. Maybe it’s like when a faggot calls himself a faggot.” Silverman sings the entire tune grinning, the contradiction between the endearing upbeat melody and lyrical content creates an amusing sense
Fire burns in the life blood of the followers of the rie. Beauty, no question a bout it. A dark ladled blond streak of jeopardy rushing through her veins. Black mercury seared the skin of her flesh. A dark mist flame ripping at her legs; her calves.
Pusha T similarly talks about relationships in his own way as he goes through his own relationship issues. The last three minutes of the song has no words and is only music and inaudible sounds that can be interpreted in many different ways. Kanye, fresh out of his 2 year relationship with American model and
And your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you. Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you
Poetry Analysis Once the poem “History Lesson” was written numerous poetry foundations celebrated it for many reasons. “History Lesson” not only makes an impact on literature today it has also impacted people also. This poem inspires people and moves them to the point to where they can find a personal connection to the poem itself and to the writer. Not only does it hold emotional value for those who were victimized and those whose family were victimized by the laws of segregation, but the poem is also celebrated for its complexity. The poem uses many techniques to appeal to the reader.
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Ronnie VanZant contains a message that has been at the tip of our noses, but some did not care to actually evaluate it. The catchy song speaks directly to Neil Young, telling him to mind his own business because he [Young] -- a Yankee -- has not lived what the Southerners have. I believe VanZant knew what a problem segregation and the Civil Rights movement were in Alabama, yet he loves the South. In the first stanza, he writes, “I miss ‘ole’ ‘bamy once again…” referring to the State of Alabama. VanZant certainly doesn’t need Young’s opinion, or him in general, as we see in the line, “Well I hope Neil Young will remember A southern man don’t need him around anyhow...”
Oh, the jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop/ And that's what bothers me I wanna be a man, mancub/And stroll right into town And be just like the other men/I'm tired of monkeyin' around! (Jungle
In “The Trouble with Poetry”, and “Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins focuses on the issue of forced inspiration, and the lack of appreciation readers, and aspiring poets have for the feel of poetry. In “Introduction to Poetry”, Collins mentions that some poetry enthusiasts try too hard to find the meaning of a poem; to try and decipher it like some ancient hieroglyphics, that they forget that poetry is not an essay and does not necessarily have to have a distinct message. In stanza’s seven and eight, the speaker states that poetry should be felt, and that what one poem means to a group of people could have a completely different effect on another group. In stanza eight “Feel the walls” is the speaker’s ways of saying that one should feel a poem and let the poem speak to them, instead of searching for what they believe to be its true meaning.
“Hate Poem” by Julie Sheehan describes how she transformed hatred to love. By looking at her pattern of thinking, it involves her own experience in the daily life that result the conflicts between her loves and hates. This poem begins with “I hate you truly. Truly I do” (1). This opening did not match the idea of a poem about hate; instead it is a poem about love.
Because it has no context behind it, it could imply that demanding his girl to get him a beer is normal, therefore he does not even have to ask. The lyrics suggest that having a big truck and being demanding of his girlfriend is manly. Therefore, these lyrics encourage these kinds of behaviours and label them as manly, which then causes men to act the same way. Another example of song lyrics that reinforce toxic masculinity is “I’m Still A Guy” by Brad Paisley. Paisley sings, “But when you say a back rub means only a back rub.
